~*~ REVIEW OF HOT & SPICY'S 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HIDDEN - SATURDAY 8TH JULY 2006 ~*~

From their humble beginnings in July 2004, Hot & Spicy, and their partners-in-crime Plush Da Funk, have come a long way in establishing themselves as one of the hottest nights in London's clubbing calendar. All too often, many nights arrive with a bang and depart with a whimper.

Not this one!!!

Since joining forces with Plush Da Funk in November 2005, Hot & Spicy have firmly rubber-stamped their places in clubbers' diaries!!! I can testify to that!!!

What makes their parties at Hidden unique is the superb combination of Funky House, Dirty + Electro House and Old Skool House. Completely catering for all your needs. High-quality, feel good, uplifting music. It doesn't stop there. The decor, the dancers and, more importantly, the DJs all add to the experience. It's always refreshing to see DJs hop up and down behind the DJ box like Duracell bunnies. It's great to see them enjoying the music as much as you. It all gels together to create a lovely atmosphere.

At Hot & Spicy's 2nd birthday bash, it was business as usual... and then some!!! Roping in the likes of Grant Nelson, Graham Gold and Junior J for each respective room was a masterstroke.

The club was jam-packed as per usual and the music was of the highest order. It was really difficult to decide which room to go into!!! That's my only complaint. We found ourselves bopping away in the Old Skool room and then decided to go out onto the terrace for a breather. Upon leaving the room you have to walk through the Funky room to get to the terrace. No sooner did we do that, than we found ourselves going ballistic on the podiums in there!!!

Clearly, no rest for the wicked...

To make the night even more interesting, I had invited a small group of mates who are usually more akin to moshing away in a pit at the Electric Ballroom in Camden to some goth-rock than throwing some shapes on a 'dance'-floor (!)

I really didn't know if they'd like it or not or whether it'd be their cup of tea!!! What a gamble!!!

But they had a fantastic night and really enjoyed themselves. I was expecting them to politely leave at 2am and say an obligatory 'thanks' before swearing never to be seen in public with me again...

Instead, they were joining in the chorus at the end at 7am - shouting 'one more'. That CAN'T be right?!?!!

If you've ever been to an Old Skool night, you'll know how irritating it is to hear the same old songs. Surely, the DJs must realise that there are tons of other Old Skool tunes. What's the point in playing Baby D - 'Let Me Be Your Fantasy' 17 times?!?!!

This is where Hot & Spicy get it right. They play some of the usual suspects but also branch out to give you some of the more obscurer slabs of vinyl. A few from that night instantly spring to mind. Orange Lemon - 'Dreams Of Santa Anna', East Side Beat - 'Ride Like The Wind' and Porn Kings - 'Up To No Good'...

Heck, even ex-Corrie star Martin Hancock (aka Spider) was there in the Old Skool room (see Muzz-meister's pictures). Just goes to show that Hot & Spicy can pull in the celebs, too!!! Alas, no Cameron Diaz, though...

Maybe at the next one...(!)

I can honestly say that having lived in London for five years now and sampled all things house from Defected to Hed Kandi, Hot & Spicy are definitely the best night in South London. I'm a real house-head (I've been into it since I was 8 years old!) and am very picky about my nights. I generally go to nights where I KNOW I'll be on my feet all night dancing to some seriously good house music. What's the point in settling for anything less??? Why waste your money on hearing just "a few good tunes" in a night??? If we're paying £10-£20 to get in, then we NEED to be entertained, don't we??? We should be hearing "good tunes" all night.

So, what does the future hold now for Hot & Spicy and its partner-in-crime??? Well, Plush Da Funk will be donning their finest Prada and heading off to Pacha. Whilst Hot & Spicy will be gracing superclub, Turnmills, in September with a mouth-watering line-up.

It'll be on September the 23rd, three days after my 25th birthday, so you know where I'LL be celebrating MY birthday. Guest DJs on the night will be Stonebridge, Knee Deep and Herd & Fitz...

Blimey, with a line-up like that, I just CAN'T get enough...!!!


~*~Muzz~*~

"That guy with the t-shirt whose top had red LCD writing on...!!!!"

Oh ! Of course I remember you! Hope you're ok honey, I'm cool... no, I lie, I'm ROASTING - what is it with this tropical weather! wouldn't mind if we had the seaview as well ha! x

Got to say that I was completely sober all night (a tequila and a brandy don't really touch the sides!), yet i still managed to bop all night long. Now that's what i call a wkd rave! No stimulants needed!

Yep I have to agree with all the above. It was my first visit to a H&S birthday and I can't remember the last time I danced all nite like that (well tell a lie, it was last nite at the H&S Inigo reunion). as said by regal, there's nothing wrong with the ole stimulants but I didn;t need them either so you know that the energy is purely from the fantatic music - brilliant!!! Am gutted that I missed insomnia - the footage looked amazing!

Keep up the good work - OMG, can you imagine what the Pacha and Turnmills sets are gonna be like?????? Tickets please!!!!!

Bring on Pacha! Did you have a nice time last night, Foxy?

hey regal babes,

Was fantastic last nite, I think H&S may have outgrown the venue - it was rammed, and soo hot!

It was great nite tho, we all missed ya! A couple of slight technical hitches with the decks at one point butapart from that faultless.

Will be seeing you at Pacha hun. I got layla's no. cos we can get tickets but 5 get 1 free from Shylo, so me, you, layla, vince, yvonne were gonna go for that for us if you're happy. Our mate greta might want the 6th ticket. £15ea, so £75 split between 6 - should work well? x

Muzz, nice one from your comments......... But your still not getting FREE GUEST LIST!!!

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I have to add my twopence worth here too and say I have never had a bad night at a hot and spicy night, wherever it has been, fair enough I have only been to a couple but they are always top nights when we go.

Keep up the good work, Liam, Dean, John Paul and all

that time at Inigo, was amazing, never seen a party atmosphere like it

Your not wrong Lofty!! Everyone Hot&Spicy touch seems to be hooked straight away. I know people who have been retired from clubbing for 8 years and won't miss another Hot&Spicy event from now on.....

Hear hear, my clubbing nights have been dwindling as each year goes by, was down to 1 every 3 months, now trying not to miss the events where possible.. H&S has put my faith back into the clubbing scene :)